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Patent GB-190318358-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Receptacles and Shoots for Postal Packages and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-08-25
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 18,358. Boult, A. J., [Cutler Manufacturing Co.]. Aug. 25. Letter - boxes. - A vertical mail tube or shoot extending through the different stories of a building is in removable sections connected by suitable joints and attached to a wall or other support by bands surrounding the joints, suitable openings being provided at intervals for the insertion of mail matter, and a suitable letter-box being provided at the bottom. Each section consists of a sheet-metal tube L, bent as shown in Fig. 4, to which is attached, by clips C, a glass front B. The clips are formed of plates a, b secured together and adapted, as shown, to grip the plate B and the flanges i which preferably have projections f to hold the clips in place. The sections are fitted at the top and bottom with encircling-bands E, E<1>, Figs. 2 and 7, which are secured by screws to a plate F attached to the wall or support. The outer portions of the bands are preferably covered with an ornamental plate H to conceal the joint between the bands. Between the ends of the glass fronts of the adjacent sections is placed a bar G, Figs. 2 and 7, which is attached to the band E<1>, and is bevelled on the inner side to facilitate the descent of the mail matter, the bar serving to carry the weight of the glass and prevent its displacement. The section D, Fig. 2, having an opening for the insertion of the letters, consists of a casting inserted in front of the tube. Within the opening c is a swinging gate s, pivoted at d, and having a serrated lip t so that, when a bulky package strikes the end s<1> of the gate, the lip grips the package and prevents its entry. Fig. 7 shows in section the base P of the shoot. Surrounding the shoot, on each floor through which it passes, is a base P formed preferably in two removable sections.
Patent GB-190322657-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fastening for Hinged or Pivoted Articles.
Inventor: YORKE JAMES CHARLES
Filed: 1903-10-20
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 22,657. Yorke, J. C. Oct. 20. Doors, cart, wagon, van, and like. - A fastening for gates, traps, &c., consists of a sliding catch plate b, mounted on a plate a fixed to the gatepost &c., and guided by studs d and slots c or by other means. The stud f, fixed on the edge of the gate &c., strikes one of the curved surfaces e and enters the recess g. The plate is lifted to release the catch by the lever i, or by a rod and handle rising above the gatepost. The positions of the pin and catch may be reversed. For single-action gates &c., one side of the plate b may be prolonged, as shown by the dotted lines.
Patent GB-190325472-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clips.
Inventor: MORTON THOMAS
Filed: 1903-11-23
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 25,472. Morton, T. Nov. 23. Braces; suspenders for articles of dress.-A clip for use with suspenders, ties, sleeves, and for other uses, shown in Figs. 2 and 3 as part of a suspender fitting, consists of a part 6 having two openings 11, 6<a>, and hinged at the point 8 to a part 7 which has a stud 10 to pass through the opening 11, as shown in Fig. 2, and to grip the material. A spring catch 12 passes over the top of the part 6 to secure the lever 7 in the closed position. In a modified form, shown in Fig. 4, the part 7, instead of the part 6, is pivoted to the suspending-piece 15.
Patent GB-190328648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Cutting-off the Upper or Wearing Portions of Compound Tramway Rails.
Inventor: RHODES EDGAR
Filed: 1903-12-30
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 28,648. Rhodes, E. Dec. 30. Breaking; slitting.-Motor trolleys of the kind described in Specification No. 9176, A.D. 1902, for slitting off the wearing surfaces of compound rails by disc cutters are fitted with means for breaking off the flange when cut partially through thus avoiding the difficulty of cutting completely through. Cross-bars 17, Figs. 1 and 3, secured to the framing behind the slitting-apparatus, support levers 20 operated by a toggle at 23 from linkage in connection with a crank-pin 14 driven from a continuously-rotating shaft. The fulcrum 25 of the lever 24 is carried by suspension-links. Claws 21 are adjustably secured in the levers 20 by dovetailed slides each having one side formed by screw-connected gripping plates. In operation, the jaws intermittently grip the turned-in flanges 3 of the rail and turn outward and break off the partially-cut flange as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190402778-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pawl and Ratchet Wheel Mechanism
Filed: 1904-02-04
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 2778. Vicars, J., Vicars, T., and Vicars, J. Feb. 4. Ratchet gearing. -To secure silent return and immedi- ate grip, the pawl 1, Fig. 1, provided with two arms 6, 13, is pivoted on the pin 2 in the lever 3 oscillating on the shaft 4 of the ratchet - wheel 5. The arm 6 of the pawl 1 is em- braced by the lugs 7 of the split arm 8, which oscillates on the boss 9 of the wheel 5 or on the shaft 4 with friction adjustable by the screw 11 and spring 10. Screws 12 or the like on the lugs 7 regulate the play of the arm 6. The pawl arm 13 strikes with the adjusting-screw 14 against the shoulder 15 of the arm 8, preventing the pawl 1 from rising too high on the back-stroke when it is positively raised by the parts 6, 8. On any forward movement of the lever 3, the action of the arms 6, 8 is at once to cause the pawl 1 to engage the ratchet-wheel 5. The striking ends of the screws 12, 14 may be solid with the lugs 7 and arm 13 respectively. A hook or catch 16, pivoted preferably on the pin 2, may be swung round by hand to grip the shoulder 15 of the arm 8 to hold the pawl 1 out of gear with the wheel 5.
Patent GB-190403447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Chairs or Couches.
Inventor: ELLERBROCK UDO
Filed: 1904-02-11
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 3447. Ellerbrock, U., and Neumann, [nÚe Leibig], C. Feb. 11. Invalid carriages.-Relates to adjustments for the back and foot rests of invalids' and other chairs or couches. The back and foot rests are flexibly connected to a stationary or wheeled seat frame, and are respectively connected by links 41, 40 to arms 4 on shafts 2 connected to handlever rods 1. A hand-lever 8 is pivoted on each rod 1, and engages in eyes in the forked end of a sliding rod 6, which is provided with a stop 11 for engagement with a toothed arc 12, and is guided in eyes 5 on the rod 1, and depressed by a spring 10 bearing against the upper eye 5 and an adjustable nut 13. Two sliding stop rods crossing in tongs fashion may be used in place of the rod 6. Stop-pins for the hand-lever 8 may be provided on the rod 1. The rests may be provided with counterweights 16.
Patent GB-190404242-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Measuring the Variation of Auditory Appreciation in Cases of Deafness and other Diseases of the Ear
Inventor: REID GEORGE CAULFEILD
Filed: 1904-02-20
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 4242. Reid, St. G. C. Feb. 20. Ear instruments and appliances.-In apparatus for testing the auditory appreciation of sound in cases of deafness and the like, the time interval between the sounding of a tuning fork and the appreciation of the sound by the patient is measured by a stop watch. The tuning fork p is mounted on the block o, and the hammer j pivoted at i is raised against the pressure of the spring l by the push k, and is held in the raised position by the catch q. The stop watch 1 is mounted against the pad 3, and tubes y extend to the ears of the operator and patient respectively. The hammer is released from the catch q by the push w and the stop watch started simultaneously. The apparatus within the box may be multiplied to include one or more tuning forks of the same or different notes.
Patent GB-190406940-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Temporary Joints for Pipes and the like.
Inventor: CLARKSON THOMAS
Filed: 1904-03-22
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 6940. Clarkson, T. March 22. Couplings, disconnectible. - Temporary joints between two pipes, e.g., between an air pump and a pressure tank for motor vehicles, are made by providing a conical, conoidal, or similarly-shaped nozzle A, which fits into a correspondingly-shaped recess in the valve-box on the tank. These two parts, which may be integral with, or detachable from, the pump and tank, respectively, make an airtight joint when air is being forced into the tank, while a check valve E prevents escape during the back-stroke. An ordinary needle valve F may also be fitted.
Patent GB-190410137-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Means for Securing the Lids of Glass and other Jars and the like.
Inventor: WALKER WILLIAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1904-05-03
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 10,137. Walker, W. A. May 3. Stoppers. - The lid of a glass or other jar &c. rests upon a rubber ring supported by a plain or grooved projecting rim round the top of the jar, and is clipped down by the tightening of a metal band f provided with inturned projections g at intervals along its upper and lower edges, which engage the lid and rim respectively. One end of the band may be T-shaped so as to pass through a hole in a pivoted lever l, or may be provided with a hole through which the lever passes. In either case, the band is slipped over the lid, and is tightened by pressing down the lever. In a modification, the band is secured by a struck-up projection on one end engaging a hole in the other end.
Patent GB-190410787-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Umbrella and like Frames
Inventor: KORTENBACH AUGUST
Filed: 1904-05-10
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 10,787. Kortenbach, A., and Worring, K. May 10. Ribs; joints.-The rib a of an umbrella &c. is made of round solid wire and is jointed to the forked end e of the stretcher d by a pin f which passes through the rib and also through a strengthening-ring of sheet metal c. In a modification, the pin passes through the side of the rib, which is notched to clear it, or the rib is slightly bent so as to clear the pin altogether. The rib may be flattened at the joint.
Patent GB-190412845-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or appertaining to Wringing and Mangling Machines.
Inventor: LONGSDON HENRY CROFTS
Filed: 1904-06-07
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 12,845. Longsdon, H. C., and Wilkinson, F. June 7. Mangling-machines. -The object is to arrange the machine so that, when not in use, the parts may be nested, a I i d placed over them, and a table presented. The part k of the frame which carries the rollers is formed with projections r, s, t, u, which slide in grooves in the lower or supporting part of the frame p, so that, in its lowest position, the machine, provided with a cover, will serve as a table. To raise the movable part of the frame, a rack and pinion actuated by a worm, as shown in Fig. 2, or a screw 12, Fig. 4. and pulley 13 may be employed. The Provisional Specification also states that double left and right handed screws with toggle or other levers may also be employed for raising and holding the mechanism as desired.
Patent GB-190427991-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Firebricks, Crucibles, Refractory Substances and the like
Inventor: WILLIAMS DICK BURKS
Filed: 1904-12-21
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 27,991. Williams, D. B., and Stauffer, J. R. Dec. 21. Firebricks; b r i c k s, materials for. Consists in a material for, and process of, making bricks &c. Clay or any clayey material is moulded into forms A, dried and placed, embedded in ground or amorphous coke or carbon C, in a converter or crucible B, which is closed by a lid D and heated in the middle of incandescent fuel E in a closed furnace F. The carbon monoxide and other coke gases, in the absence of oxygen, convert clay thus heated into a very refractory substance.
Patent GB-190428259-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Yellow and Orange Pigment Colours.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1904-12-23
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 28,259. Imray, O., [Farbwerke vorm. Meister, Lucius, & Br³ning]. Dec. 23. Dyes, artificial.-Yellow and orange lakes are formed by precipitating on white substrata azo dye-stuffs obtained by the interaction of diazotized unsulphonated bases, such as aniline, naphthylamine, and their homologues and derivatives, with pyrazolones. Aniline, dichloraniline, o-, m-, or p-toluidine, m-xylidine, commercial xylidine, waste xylidine, o-anisidine, mesidine, a- or #-naphthyla mine,and 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone, 1-p-tolyl- 3 - methyl - 5 - pyrazolone, 1 - p - ethoxyphenyl - 3 - methyl-5-pyrazolone, 1 - 3 - diphenyl- 5 - pyrazolone, or 3-phenyl-5-pyrazolone are suitable substances. The dye-stuff may be suspended in water with the substratum and precipitated, for example with barium chloride, or the substratum may be produced in the presence of the dye-stuff. The dye-stuff and substratum may be merely ground together. The coupling of the diazotized base with a pyrazolone may take place in presence of, or with simultaneous formation of, a substratum.
Patent GB-190502102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Drying of Various Substances, such as Clay or similar Materials.
Inventor: STOCKER THOMAS MEDLAND
Filed: 1905-02-02
Granted: 1906-02-02
Abstract: 2102. Stocker, T. M. Feb. 2. Generators or producers. -A gas-producer Ax is combined, as shown, with a kiln for drying clay &c., the gas passing through apertures F to a series of narrow parallel flues E beneath the floor K<1>. Passages C<1> ... C<6> are made in the walls so as to heat air, or a mixture of air and gas, which is led through them to points in the flues E in order to equalize the heating of the floor K<1> of the kiln.
Patent GB-190504922-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Breech Mechanism for Ordnance.
Filed: 1905-03-09
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 4922. Beardmore &. Co., W., and Bremberg, A. March 9. Ordnance breech mechanism. -The horizontally-sliding breechblock A, shown in rear elevation in Fig. 1 and sectional plan in Fig. 2, is actuated by a crankpin B<1> which also connects the ends of the bifurcated arm B of the operating-lever A'. The cam-grooves B<2> in the breech-block are partly concentric with the axis A<2> of the operating-lever, and partly transverse to the breech-block, so that there is a small amount of lost motion at the commencement of the opening movement. The extractor C. is pivoted about an eccentric collar B<6> on the axis A<2>, so that, when the latter is rotated by the lever A<1>, a powerful wedging action is transmitted to the claws C<2> by the slight rotation of the extractor about the projection C<4>, which acts as a fulcrum. In the final stage of the opening movement, a toe C<6> on the extractor is struck by a stud C<5> projecting below the breech-block, and the cartridge case is ejected. The cocking-lever D pivots about a pin D<7> and is formed with arms D', D<4>, which engage projections D<9>, D<3> above and below the sleeve E of a rebounding striker E<2> of special construction. The outer end of the lever engages a plunger F sliding in a recess formed in an extension of the breech-block. The plunger is actuated by a firing-plunger F<2> connected-by a trigger F<3> to a trigger plunger F<1>. As the latter is drawn back by the lanyard F<5>, the striker E<2> is cocked through the interaction of the plungers F', F, and the lever D, until the trigger engages the edge F<6> of the breech-block and releases the plunger F<2>, when the gun is discharged. The inner end of the lever D is bent at D<9> to coincide with the cam-groove B<2> in the breech-block, so that, in the event of the striker jamming, it is returned to normal position by the pin B<1>.
Patent GB-190507120-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Flushing Cisterns for Water Closets and the like.
Inventor: BRIGGS WESLEY
Filed: 1895-04-04
Granted: 1906-03-08
Abstract: 7120. Briggs, W. April 4. Water-waste preventers, siphon-discharge. The action is started by raising a flap D, pivoted at E in a quadrantal chamber B, the motion being limited by a ledge K. To facilitate the insertion of the flap, a curved slot M is made and afterwards filled up with lead. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 18,122, A.D. 1896.]
Patent GB-190508789-A (GB)
Title: Method of Safeguarding Electric Unipolar Cells.
Inventor: GRISSON ROBERT
Filed: 1905-04-26
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 8789. Grisson, R. April 26. Converting alternating and direct currents.-Unipolar cells are protected by putting into the feed circuit a resistance which is low relative to the charging and discharging current but high relative to the internal resistance of the unpolarized cell, and also inserting parallel to the resistance an indicating-device, preferably an incandescent lamp. As the polarity rises, the lamp will be dimmed. Or the lamp may be inserted in parallel to the cell, in which case it will light up as the polarity rises. The lamp, or a group of lamps, may also serve as the resistance. When using alternating or pulsating- continuous current, with the lamp in parallel to the resistance, the sum of the resistances must be such that the lamp does not glow so long as only the charging and discharging current pulsates between the cell and circuit.
Patent GB-190511828-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Extincteurs.
Inventor: SARGEAUNT ALAN FREDERIC
Filed: 1905-06-06
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 11,828. Sargeaunt, A. F. June 6. Extincteurs; portable pressure reservoirs.-Relates to improvements in the extincteur described in Specification No. 382, A.D. 1905, in which solutions of an alum and of sodium bicarbonate contained separately in two siphon bottles are forced out through a common nozzle by means of a gas with which the solutions are impregnated under pressure. In the present invention, the gas under pressure is contained in a separate cylinder g, communicating with storage vessels a, through a gas valve and a T-piece h, the valve being operated by a lever j. The storage vessels a are provided with filling-apertures closed by screw caps k, and with discharge tubes c connected to a common nozzle d through a cock e. The apparatus is preferably mounted on a trolly l.
Patent GB-190514658-A (GB)
Title: Improved Search-light for Locomotives.
Inventor: BILDHAUER MAX
Filed: 1905-07-17
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 14,658. Bildhauer, M. July 17. Locomotive head lamps.-A search-light a, fixed in front of a locomotive, is worked as required from the footplate, by means of a rod c, which is pivoted by a bolt f to a lever s, on a spindle upon which the search-light revolves. The rod c is secured in the required position by a lever d. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications Nos. 2195, [Abridgment Class Railway signals &c.], and 5899, A.D. 1882.]
Patent GB-190600821-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spectacle Frames
Inventor: SECKEL JOSEF
Filed: 1906-01-12
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 821. Seckel, J. Jan. 12. Spectacles. - The bridge and lens frames are constructed in one piece, the end of the frame A being soldered in a socket C formed in the bridge D.
Patent GB-190602099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and in Means for use in, Starting Internal Combustion Engines.
Filed: 1906-01-27
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 2099. Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Co., and Remington, A. A. Jan. 27. Gas and like engines,. starting in. One or more of the cylinders of multiple-cylinder engines are used as pumps to charge a reservoir with explosive mixture for starting. For this purpose, each cylinder is provided with a spring-loaded beat valve b, which is pressed on to its seat by a screw d during normal running, and for starting is lifted to allow the compressed gases to flow back into the cylinder. The exhaust valves are prevented from opening and the igniters are thrown out of gear during charging, and then put into action again, when the gases are exploded. All the cylinders may be charged at once in motor-car engines or one at a time, according to an indicator, in launch engines. The engines may be fitted with shifting valve-gear for reversing.
Patent GB-190604819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Feeding Mechanism of Printing, Ruling and like Machines.
Inventor: VICKERY FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-02-27
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 4819. Vickery, F. W. Feb. 27. Feeding sheets.-Relates to feeding-mechanism for printing, ruling, and like machines in which the sheets are lifted from a pile by suction. The suction nozzles 1 are . provided with adjustable guards as shown which prevent the nozzles from coming in contact with the pile. The nozzles are mounted on a reciprocating axle 3 and are raised and lowered by lugs 7. A tube 6, communicating with the nozzles, is connected with a pump. Blowing-nozzles may be provided for separating the top sheet from the following sheets. The mouths of the nozzles may be curved so as to corrugate the top sheet and separate it from the second sheet.
Patent GB-190605853-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Ventilation of Dynamo Electric Machines
Inventor: TINGLEY EGBERT MOORE
Filed: 1906-03-10
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 5853. Tingley, E. M. March 17,1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Casings; cooling and ventilating.-An enclosed machine is provided with a fan on the armature shaft and ventilating passages in the laminµ. The armature is built up of groups of laminµ 3 with passages 4 between the groups which are supported in a frame 5. This frame is connected to the enclosing casing 6 by webs 7, thus providing annular air passages 8. The groups of laminµ are clamped between end plates 11, and the armature coils 12 are wound in longitudinal slots. The rotating field magnets have passages 13 adjacent to the shaft 14, and also other transverse passages 15. The ends of the passages 13 are partly covered by end bells 16, and on the shaft 14 in front of these is placed a fan 17 to force air through the machine. The end bells 19 enclose air spaces 20, 22 with inlets 21 at the bottom of the machine which communicate with the passages 13 &c. by the aperture 24 in which the fan blades rotate. An annular chamber 27 is formed round the shaft by depressing the end of the casing and fixing a coverplate 26. A tube 28 connects the chamber 27 to the machine chamber, which is at a higher pressure and so prevents the ingress of air around the bearings. When the machine is running, air is drawn in at the aperture 21, and after passing through the various passages as shown by the arrows is expelled through the openings 9. Air is forced through the tubes 28 and emerges between the plate 26 and the shaft 14. To avoid noise in the room, the openings 21, 9 are in communication with the outside air through openings in the floor, or with other source of pure air.
Patent GB-190608749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tobacco Pipes.
Inventor: FORNARO HEINRICH
Filed: 1906-04-11
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 8749. Fornaro, H. April 11. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Tobacco pipes.-The stem c is provided with an external helical groove d which in conjunction with a tightly-fitting tube e forms the smoke channel. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 8831, A.D. 1884, No. 14,465, A.D. 1890, No. 3514, A.D. 1894, and No. 4138, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190608882-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Inflating the Tires of Automobiles and the like.
Inventor: BOBRICK GABRIEL ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-04-12
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 8882. Bobrick, G. A. April 12. Storing under pressure.-Relates to apparatus for inflating the pneumatic tyres of motor road vehicles and the like with carbon dioxide. A storage vessel, containing liquefied or compressed carbon dioxide, is supported on a truck 2 by stays 16 and an adjustable clamp 17, so that it can be wheeled near the tyre and connected to it by a flexible hose 12. Between the hose - union and the union 5 are arranged a reducing-valve 7, a pressure gauge 8, and a manual valve 10. After opening the valve 3, but before opening the manual valve 10, the reducing-valve is adjusted by the gauge to give the pressure required in the tyre. In other forms, the vessel may have wheels clamped to it at the base so that it can be wheeled about like a handtruck, or it may be clamped to the vehicle. A safety cap or valve 4 is provided.